After July:

"Theo, how do you feel about the trades you've made?"
"I feel pretty good about them and I think we will be a real competitor in a few years"
"Was it hard trading all those guys, especially 7 year Cub Alfonso Soriano"
"It's always hard, but it was best for the team, so we had to do it"

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July: The Trading month

With Soriano on the trading block he has been rumored to Pittsburg, LAA, and the Giants, but out of the three teams, he went to the Giants for a good return for the Cubs!

Cubs trade: Alfonso Soirano
Giants trade: Chris Heston, Erik Surkamp

Harriston has been on the trading block since the beginning of the year, and was being rumored to go to Pitt, but he really went to the Angels in a deal for youn MIFer Yarbrough

Cubs trade: Scott Harriston
Angels trade: Alex Yarbrough

Matt Garza, the Cubs ace was not an expected canadate to be traded, but he was placed on the block anyways. Teams interested were the Phils, Reds and Nats, but he went to the Red Sox.

Cubs trade: Matt Garza
Red Sox trade: Allen Webster, Drake Britton and Bryce Brentz